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Venezuelan exceptionalism has met its long-expected demise

Long before Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro or Donald Trump, Venezuela believed oil would be its liberator. That myth is dead for good

Doug Saunders

9 min read

Iran’s attorney-general warns of death penalty as weekend protests planned

Gauging scale of demonstrations grows more difficult with internet and phone lines cut off

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Saturday that safeguarding security was a 'red line' and the military vowed to protect public property, as the clerical establishment stepped up efforts to quell the most widespread protests in years.

Reuters

4 min read

Kelly Pisak, Director of education at the District School Board of Niagara, and Neil Sheard, Superintendent of the District School Board of Niagara, at the DSBN offices in St. Catharines, Ontario, on January 9, 2026. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail)

Niagara boards’ math strategies may be a lesson for Ontario

Two boards from the same region were singled out for their strong standardized test scores amid disappointing overall results

Dave McGinn

4 min read

U.S. protests against ICE begin after Renee Nicole Macklin Good killed, Portland man and woman shot

Minneapolis Mayor urges protesters to remain peaceful as organizers say more than 1,000 weekend events have been planned across country

2 min read

Mining personnel and International journalists stand in front of a Hitachi battery-electric truck at Kansanshi copper mine of First Quantum Minerals in Solwezi, Zambia, Africa. Thursday, November 27, 2025. Alexander Arosemena / The Globe and Mail

The world is scrambling for Zambia’s critical minerals, with Canadian miners at the forefront

Soaring copper demand has turned Zambia and its neighbours into prime territory for global competition

Geoffrey York

15 min read

Crews work to clean up the basement of a home on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation which was destroyed due to water damage during recent infrastructure failures during a tour with politicians and media at Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man., on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Ottawa to send military to Manitoba after power outages force evacuations in First Nation

At least 200 homes in Pimicikamak are considered unlivable, while around 1,100 others are being assessed for damage

Temur Durrani

3 min read

Thumper looks on from inside a parking garage in the ByWard Market in Ottawa, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Spencer Colby/Spencer Colby Photography

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Caught in Ottawa’s drug crisis, a homeless woman searches for a new life

Thumper, 46, said she is hoping a move will be her chance to rekindle a past relationship and, eventually, get into a drug treatment program

Spencer Colby

6 min read

Top Chef Canada winner Chef Chanthy Yen at his Cambodian bistro Touk in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on January 08, 2026. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.

Vancouver ranked Canada’s most restaurant-diverse city in new survey

Foodies say city has array of options because its residents will try anything

Frances Bula

4 min read

How we live

Light-therapy lamps to chase away the winter blues

Illuminate the dark days and fend off seasonal affective disorder with a lamp or screen designed to mimic natural daylight

3 min read

A ski holiday in Poland? A visit to the wild alpine fun of Zakopane

Andrew Findlay

Ski Poland for Ski Travel package in Pursuits 2026 Kasprowy Wierch, in the Tatra Mountains and Poland's highest ski resort.

5 min read

A few compromises turned a Verbier ski trip from unaffordable dream to great value

Kevin Foley

ST_Verbier-4Vallées-Snowpark_83540 Switzerland. At the ski resort in Verbier,

4 min read

One of Austria’s most glamorous ski resorts offers something unexpected: a smugglers’ route

Jennifer Malloy

4 min read

The right tote bag makes me feel great (and less like an anxious stranger in my own skin)

4 min read

Ontario’s promise to people with disabilities left unfulfilled after more than 20 years

Jeff Gray

David Lepofsky is pictured in Toronto on December 15, 2025. Mr. Lepofsky is blind, a lawyer, and has fought for disability rights for decades. He says that the design of this bike path near Eglinton Ave/Avenue Road is dangerous for blind people like him.

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) passed in 2005, and had promised to deliver on accessible Ontario by 2025— but has failed. Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)

4 min read

Ice dancers Gilles and Poirier look for fifth national title ahead of Olympics

Robyn Doolittle

Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier practise their routine at Scarborough's Centennial Centre. The pair are set to compete together in their third Olympics next month.

5 min read

Brooks Koepka, out from LIV Golf, applies for PGA Tour membership again

FILE - Brooks Koepka, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd on the 5th green during the first round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)

3 min read

B.C. pursues new markets in India as diplomacy takes a back seat to trade

Justine Hunter

B.C. Premier David Eby waits for a meeting on new funding to support victims of crime in Surrey, B.C., Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

4 min read

York professor seeks to chronicle exam cheating from centuries past to today

Tu Thanh Ha

Professor James Elwick looks on as students take an exam at York University in Toronto on December 16, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

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Rubber Duck Museum dodges Trump’s tariffs with a new nest in B.C.

Andrea Woo and Photography by Jimmy Jeong

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How Eva Gabor’s Rolls-Royce ended up in Saskatchewan

Jana G. Pruden

Ms. Gabor was 66 years old when she bought the Rolls-Royce with its gleaming red interior, one of several such cars she’d bought over the years.

3 min read

Ottawa Charge beat Vancouver Goldeneyes 4-2 for fifth straight win

Ottawa Charge's Ronja Savolainen (88) celebrates her goal on Vancouver Goldeneyes goaltender Kristen Campbell, not shown, during first period PWHL hockey action in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

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Scheifele scores twice in Jets’ 5-1 win over Kings to end 11-game losing streak

Jets forward Mark Scheifele (55) and teammate Gabriel Vilardi (13) celebrate a goal against the Los Angeles Kings during an NHL game in Winnipeg on Jan. 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

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Opinion

The government should focus on creating a unified and sustainable system of retirement benefits that helps low- and moderate-income seniors.

A better way to help out poor seniors

Wealthy retirees are the ones most impacted by mandatory RRIF withdrawals

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John A. Macdonald was no cartoon villain. He may have been our most human prime minister

J.D.M. Stewart

Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Queen's Park, Toronto, August 29, 1963. Photo by Boris Spremo / The Globe and Mail. Neg. #63241-61

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Looksmaxxing: A Gen Z boy’s reply to anti-male bias

Debra Soh

This illustration photo shows a video of male TikTok influencer hammering his cheekbone, playing on a smartphone in a bathroom next to a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and a hammer in Los Angeles, April 11, 2025. Hankering for a perfectly angular jaw, a male TikTok influencer hits his cheekbones with a hammer -- part of the popular online "looksmaxxing" trend that promotes unproven and often dangerous techniques to boost sexual appeal. Looksmaxxing influencers -- part of an online ecosystem dubbed the "manosphere" -- have surged in popularity across social media, capitalizing on the insecurities of young men eager to boost their physical attractiveness to women. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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News To Me – Hands off Venezuela

Gabrielle Drolet

1 min read

Ford asked for trouble with Ontario Place. The Supreme Court may give it to him

Alex Bozikovic

3 min read

Donald Trump’s deportation drive is making a mockery of America’s promise

Joe Davidson

Demonstrators rally before marching to the White House in Washington on Thursday as they protest the fatal shooting by an ICE officer of Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis.

4 min read

Thanks to Grok, the internet is even less safe for women

Marsha Lederman

4 min read

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Business & Finance

US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speak to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. President Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Canadian companies poured money into Latin America. Trump’s Donroe Doctrine threatens their stability

Tim Kiladze and Niall McGee

8 min read

Pictured inside the Kristen French Court Support Centre
L to R - Krystal Joseph (court support staff), Brian Bratt (Executive Director), Liana Clarysse (court support staff), Joanne Macri ( Director of the Child Victim Court Support Program)
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Pitching in: Supporting children who have experienced abuse

Paul Waldie

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Ottawa will only have limited regulatory power over Rio buying Glencore, despite heavy Canadian footprint

Niall McGee, Nicolas Van Praet and Brent Jang

4 min read

opinion

Venezuela’s oil is coming back. So, stick with Suncor

Beyond the geopolitics, the Calgary-based company has good fundamentals

David Berman

4 min read

December 31, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail) - DO NOT IDENTIFY

How Kelvin and Rosita, both 64, can transfer wealth to their four kids with an estate freeze

Dianne Maley

6 min read

Done Deal, 665 Cook Rd., No. 434, Kelowna

Added bedrooms help in sale of Kelowna ranch-style home

Kerry Gold

2 min read

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Shayne Savage, a retired police officer who is now a flight attendant for Porter Airlines.
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A retired police officer takes his second act to the sky

Meera Raman

4 min read

Opinion and Analysis

This view shows the bulk carrier Ithaca Patience (R) and the crude oil tanker Nord Star anchored on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela on January 7, 2026.

opinion

Venezuela attack shakes Canada’s economy far beyond oil – it’s a reckoning for the ages

John Rapley

4 min read

(FILES) A picture taken on May 28, 2025 shows the sign of commodity trading and mining company giant Glencore at their headquarters in Baar, central Switzerland. Company giant Glencore increases its net loss to 655 million USD in the first half (compared to a loss of 233 million in the first half of 2024), according to a results release published on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Fourth time lucky? Rio Tinto and Glencore attempt another deal to create the world’s top mining company

Eric Reguly

4 min read

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Start 2026 with a LinkedIn cleanse so your network is actually meaningful

Eileen Dooley

4 min read

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on Jan. 3, in Palm Beach, Fla.

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Wake up, Canada. The Trump Doctrine is aimed at us

Tony Keller

4 min read

Life & Culture

He found a lost Beatles audition tape. So he gave it back to Paul McCartney

Rob Frith never intended to sell the rare tape. Thanks to his decision, he met McCartney in California last year

Neptoon Records 'owner Rob Frith's collection of autographs by Sir Paul McCartney.

Jonathan Dekel

4 min read

The French valley for skiers who want the Alps but not this season’s busy Dolomites

Story and photography by Josh Laskin

France Ski trip for Ski Package 2026. tarentaise-valley, Pro skier Mike Hattrup, Eric "Hende" Henderson, and Steve Graepel enjoy sweeping views and aprés while soaking in Eleven Chalet Hibou's hot tub.

5 min read

Exiled Venezuelan concert pianist Gabriela Montero on Maduro’s capture: ‘Finally there is a glimpse of justice’

Brad Wheeler

3 min read

Grok’s AI-generated sexualized images of girls and women underscore struggle to regulate social media

Samantha Edwards

Authorities in France, India and Malaysia have announced investigations into Grok while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has threatened to ban X entirely.

5 min read

Documentary You Left Me Blue: The Handsome Ned Story finally gets its release

Brad Wheeler

Production still from film “You Left Me Blue: The Handsome Ned Story.”

4 min read

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Four friends, one home: A new way to age together

Heading into the New Year, insiders bet on Birchcliff Energy

Ted Dixon

Fraud group targeting Canadians with toll and parking scams, warns Montreal cybercrime firm

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Ontario family home is transformed into Shane Hollander’s love nest in Heated Rivalry

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